Pirate and sommelier: the most unusual professions that can be obtained at universities around the world (9 photos)

Where you can become a lifelong student while earning a degree while still trying to figure out who I am.





Entering university and choosing a profession is one of the most important stages in the life of any person. Economics, law, journalism, chemistry - there are so many areas from which it is not easy to choose. What if you had to choose from a master of magic, a pirate and an influencer? It turns out that you can also get training in such specialties.

Where do they train to become influencers?



The new word “influencer” has firmly entered the modern lexicon. But not only in the lexicon, but also in some universities: SETU (State Technological University of Ireland) recently launched a new specialty that teaches how to be an influencer.

Where can you get a doctorate in puppetry?





Puppetry is taught at the University of Connecticut. In the theater and film industry, this knowledge and skills will definitely be useful.

How to become a Master in Magic



At the University of Exeter in the UK you can get an education in the field of occult sciences and magic. A very real Hogwarts, from which you don’t need to wait for an owl, but you can enter based on your own knowledge and strength.

Where can you design your own degree?



There are unusual courses at Indiana University in Bloomington (USA). Here you can create your own specialty and undergo training in it. Individual majors included History of Rock and Roll and Holistic Health and Wellness.

World Domination



Alfred University, a private university in New York, offers courses on world domination. Don't worry, they don't teach you how to become a great dictator and tyrant. This specialty studies supervillains from comic books and examines how realistic their plans to take over the world are.

Where they teach you to become a pirate



The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is not only one of the strongest mathematics universities in the States, but you can also take courses in fencing, sailing and archery. The perfect education to become a pirate, wouldn't you agree?

I still haven’t figured out what I want to be when I grow up



The University of Redlands has a special focus on everything that is sure to appeal to lifelong students. It includes absolutely any lectures that the student chooses. After training, graduates are awarded the Still Trying to Figure Out Who I Am degree.

Where do you learn to be a sommelier?



Sommeliers are trained professionally at the Stavropol State Agrarian University. The four-year program includes lectures on winemaking, as well as malt and beer technology.